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S1282............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - States findings of the Legislature; authorizes the
Governor to create an executive task force on early childhood development;
appropriates $50,000 to the Office of the Governor for support of an Early
Childhood Development Task Force through June 30, 2000; authorizes the
establishment of a "parents as teachers" pilot program in the Office of the
Governor; and appropriates $500,000 to the Office of the Governor to
establish a "parents as teachers" program.
03/17 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rules susp - PASSED - 27-2-6
AYES--Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis,
Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, Lee,
McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
NAYS--Branch, Geddes
Absent and excused--Andreason, Crow, Danielson, King, Parry, Riggs
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/18 House intro - 1st rdg to 2nd rdg as amen
Rules susp - FAILED - 18-51-1
AYES -- Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Deal, Field(13), Hadley, Henbest,
Jaquet, Kellogg, Kempton, Limbaugh, Montgomery, Ridinger, Ringo,
Robison, Smylie, Trail
NAYS -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell,
Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(20), Gagner,
Geddes, Gould, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Hornbeck, Jones,
Judd, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Meyer(Duncan), Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Reynolds, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr
Speaker
Absent and excused -- Williams
Filed with Secretary of the Senate
S1282|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1282 BY FINANCE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE OF IDAHO; STATING FIND- 3 INGS OF THE LEGISLATURE; AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EARLY CHILD- 4 HOOD DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE; APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE OFFICE OF THE 5 GOVERNOR FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE; AUTHORIZING THE 6 ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARENTS AS TEACHERS PILOT PROGRAM; APPROPRIATING MONEYS 7 TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PILOT PROGRAM; 8 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FOR SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF THIS ACT. 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 10 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. 1. The Legislature finds that the Gov- 11 ernor's interest and support of child advocacy programs in the state of Idaho 12 is highly commendable and consistent with the highest priorities of the Legis- 13 lature. 14 2. The Legislature also finds that there are numerous existing programs 15 in the state of Idaho addressing early childhood issues including, but not 16 limited to: federal Head Start programs, the Family Advocate Program, the 17 court-appointed special advocates, the Idaho Infant and Toddler Program, 18 childhood development centers, childhood immunization, and numerous sectarian 19 and privately funded programs, including existing "parents as teachers" pro- 20 grams funded by the Albertson Foundation throughout the state. 21 3. The Legislature further finds that it is practical and well-advised to 22 inventory and evaluate the multiple state, federal, local and private agen- 23 cies, programs and activities involved in early childhood development to iden- 24 tify their respective strengths, weaknesses and possible duplication of effort 25 of each, and to identify the most effective yet appropriate role for a state 26 supported program involved with parenting and early childhood development 27 issues. 28 SECTION 2. CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE TASK FORCE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVEL- 29 OPMENT. The Governor is hereby authorized and encouraged to establish an Early 30 Childhood Development Task Force for the purpose of undertaking an immediate 31 inventory and review of existing early childhood programs and service delivery 32 in the state of Idaho, and to develop a plan that would coordinate these ser- 33 vices for early childhood development in the state. The number and make-up of 34 the task force shall be determined by the Governor. The results of this review 35 shall include a report of findings and recommendations to the Second Regular 36 Session of the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature. 37 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated $50,000 from the General Fund to 38 the Social Services Program in the Office of the Governor for support of an 39 Early Childhood Development Task Force for the purposes identified in this 40 act, from the effective date of this act through June 30, 2000. 41 SECTION 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARENTS AS TEACHERS PILOT PROGRAM. There is 2 1 hereby authorized and established in the Office of the Governor a pilot pro- 2 gram based on the "parents as teachers" concept focusing on the health and 3 well-being of children from birth to four years of age. Management of the pro- 4 gram shall be the responsibility of the Governor and may include private ser- 5 vice providers in collaboration with other appropriate public and private 6 entities. It is legislative intent that family participation in this program 7 will be strictly voluntary and that families not be repeatedly contacted to 8 participate in this program. Further, the pilot program is to be based on the 9 premise that the parent is the child's first and most influential teacher, and 10 that home visits by parent educators are intended to: (a) strengthen parent- 11 child relationships; (b) encourage learning and self-reliance; and (c) promote 12 the health and hygiene of children. It is also legislative intent that the 13 program remain consistent with the Legislature's welfare reform initiatives to 14 promote individual and family self-reliance. Notwithstanding the provisions of 15 section 9-349, Idaho Code, it is the intent of the Legislature that any 16 records, notes, information or data on the family shall be considered the 17 property of that family, and shall not be made available to any agency, polit- 18 ical subdivision or any governmental institution without the written authori- 19 zation of the parent or guardian that has legal custody of the child involved. 20 The program manager shall report back to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Com- 21 mittee in the next legislative session and provide an evaluation of the pro- 22 gram to that point, and submit findings and recommendations regarding continu- 23 ation of the program beyond the one-year pilot program. 24 SECTION 5. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 from the General Fund to 25 the Social Services Program in the Office of the Governor to establish a pilot 26 "parents as teachers" program as set forth in Section 4 of this act. 27 SECTION 6. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 28 declared to exist, Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall be in full force and 29 effect on and after its passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 09225
This bill creates a task force on early childhood development
to inventory and review the numerous existing early childhood
development programs in the State of Idaho. The bill also
establishes a one-year pilot program in the Governor's Office
modeled after the "parents as teachers" program in other
states.
Pursuant to the legislative findings in this bill it was deemed
practical and well-advised to get an inventory study underway
immediately with a $50,000 supplemental appropriation to help
ensure that all of our program resources for early childhood
development are coordinated and non-duplicative. The results of
this review will be presented to the Legislature during the
next session.
Beginning July 1, 1999 a pilot "parents as teachers" program is
established in the Governor's Office with a one-time $500,000
appropriation from the General fund. The program focuses on the
health and well-being of children from birth to four years of
age and emphasizes the importance of training parents as the
primary teacher in a child's life. Findings and recommendations
concerning the continuation of this program beyond the one-year
pilot period will be reported to the Legislature next year as
well.
FISCAL NOTE
This bill contains a one-time General fund appropriation of
$50,000 for thc Executive Task Force on Early Childhood
Development to inventory existing programs, and an additional
one-time General Fund appropriation of $500,000 for a one-year
Parents as Teachers pilot program in the Governor's Office.
Contact: Senator Dean Cameron
Rep. Tom Limbaugh
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE S1282